Authentic Models GL052 Bronze Armillary Dial

Item #

AUT-GL052

Our Price:

$129.00

List Price:

$139.00

Manufacturer:

Authentic Models

Sku:

GL052

Dimensions:

14.4 in.

Weight:

3 lbs

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Quantity:

Early man, looking at the heavens, believed the stars were fixed to the inside surface of a rotating sphere. Copernicus gave his name to the theory of an Earth-centered universe, and the Vatican propagated his belief by threatening to burn science heretics at the stake for stating otherwise. We now know that we live on the fringe of a nearly infinite and ever expanding universe. Armillary dials have the earth positioned inside a mesh of bronze hoops, symbolizing the course of the planets as known at the time. The course of the sun is shown by a wide band called the ecliptic circle.